Returning to pen and paper on the way to work this morning I started making a few notes in response to James’ post and extrapolated somewhat to the point where I set some things in motion internally. I think they’re continuations of how I’ve been thinking and feeling for a while but have coalesced into something more solid.

Last night saw me retiring early with another, although I’m sure I never completely got over the one from last week.

I’ve never really been one to experience a “prodrome” in connection with my migraines – a period up to a couple of days before an attack where other symptoms may manifest as a warning. At least not that I can recall.

“I think we should repurpose the word ‘simpleton’ into something that isn’t so pejorative. There’s something to be said for circumventing the needlessly complicated. And to consider oneself a simpleton reflects a healthy sense of skepticism about the comprehensiveness of one’s knowledge.”

Although World of Warcraft was supposed to be down until 10am this morning for the BfA pre-patch I was able to log in around 5am. As with all new expansions, however, it’s an initial game of addon roulette until things get updated.

“At this point, there’s nothing novel about noticing that social media is often toxic and stressful. But even aside from those concerns, our social networks are not things we generally think of as requiring maintenance or upkeep, even though we routinely do regular updates on all the other aspects of our digital lives.”

I had to come home early from work thanks to a migraine. Nothing terribly unusual about that as I’m a sufferer but I did notice a return to my old/usual aura rather than the colour-draining dizziness of recent months.